Monthly Archives: July 2011
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 07:53 BST
UTV Ignition lays off “fraction” of Faxion Online staff
Gama’s carrying confirmation from UTV Ignition’s VP of online Don Choi that a “fraction” of staff working on F2P MMO Faxion Online have been laid off.
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Posted in: Development, Ignition, MMO, PC
Tags: Faxion Online, true games
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 07:34 BST
All-new character for SSX unveiled – Tane Mumea
EA Sports has dropped a new character reveal for SSX, showing off the first totally new and original boarder for the reboot.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 07:13 BST
Arkane not interested in limiting player choice in Dishonored
Arkane Studios is drawing on its love of RPG elements and emergent gameplay for Dishonored.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Arkane, Arkane Studios, Dishonored, harvey smith
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 06:41 BST
EA Sports opens Austin studio
EA has made its new Texas development studio official, and announced 300 new jobs.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 06:16 BST
Team Meat doesn’t effing care about piracy
Team Meat voiced an unusual opinion about Super Meat Boy’s piracy levels and said a swear! We like that kind of thing.
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Posted in: PC, Piracy, indie
Tags: Edmund McMillen, Super Meat Boy, Team Meat, Tommy Refenes
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 06:03 BST
First Voltron: Defender of the Universe details
Details of the Voltron: Defender of the Universe game have turned up ahead of its debut at the San Diego Comic Con.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 04:14 BST
PopCap beta testing new title Pig Up!
PopCap has sneakily revealed its latest project, Pig Up!, currently in beta on Facebook.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 04:02 BST
Carmack champions popular gaming genres
“It’s just not true” that what’s “popular” isn’t good, id Software co-founder and lead engineer John Carmack has said, calling for “snooty” devs to make games people want to pay for.
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Posted in: Development, Shooter
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 03:33 BST
Orcs Must Die to hit PC and XBLA care of Microsoft
Microsoft will publish Robot Entertainment’s Orcs Must Die, the developer has announced.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, PC, Strategy, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Orcs Must Die, Robot, robot entertainment
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 03:12 BST
Microsoft “not dogmatic” about Kinect, won’t “force” it on core gamers
Microsoft’s Dennis Durkin says the company won’t try to force Kinect on core gamers.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 03:03 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer checks out combat
We’ve had story, we’ve had environments, and now finally we get to blowing things up.
The latest Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer talks up the game’s multiple combat options – balls-out shooting, stealth, tactics, explosions, augments, and more.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 02:22 BST
Capcom cancels Megaman Legends 3
Capcom has cancelled MegaMan Legends 3 less than a year after announcement.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 01:57 BST
The Darkness II limits Black Hole use to drops
The Darkness II features a re-spec option should you mess up its skill tree, but saves the most powerful abilities for random drops.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Digital Extremes, The Darkness II
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 05:54 BST
Saints Row: The Third Power trailer deconstructed
Remember Saints Row: The Third’s E3 trailer? The first of about six so far to use Kanye West’s ‘Power’?
In the video through the break, Volition discuss the making of the trailer, and pull apart the many cute little references found therein. Is this a thing now?
Saints Row: The Third is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid-November.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Saints Row: The Third, volition, Volition Inc
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 06:04 BST
Gamestop predicts 2014 next-gen console launch
Gamestop executives have reportedly shared their thoughts on hardware, including next-gen consoles, the PS Vita, and Kinect.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 01:06 BST
El Shaddai delay confirmed
Ignition has confirmed a delay to El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron’s planned July 26 release in the US.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 00:50 BST
Wii Play Motion development suffered “all kinds of trouble”
The independent developers and Nintendo staff responsible for Wii Play Motion have commented on the difficulty of developing the collection of mini-games.
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Posted in: Development, Mini-games, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Ryusuke Niitani, Shinya Takahashi, Toyokazu Nonaka, wii play: motion
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 00:16 BST
Rumour – Avatar Kinect to launch next week in wake of system update
WinRumors is claiming its usual Microsoft insider sources for a July 27 release for Avatar Kinect.
The suite of chat tools uses Kinect to animate users’ avatars. It integrates with existing Live features to form party chats and make and upload videos.
Adding fuel to speculation is Major Nelson’s announcement of Tuesday’s mysterious Xbox 360 system patch, which will add no new features. Instead, it “is preparation for additional system enhancements coming to Xbox 360 later this year.”
Thanks, Joystiq.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 18:02 BST
Square announces ComicCon line-up – Deus Ex, FFXIII-2, Dead Island
Square Enix has confirmed its line-up of titles hitting ComicCon this weekend, bringing some of the company’s big hitters for this and next year.
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Posted in: Comic Con 2011, Square Enix
Tags: dead island, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Wafku
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 18:00 BST
EDF: Insect Armageddon out this week – HD look with VO
Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon hits Europe on Friday for 360 and PS3. It costs less than £25. Watch the video after the break. You may decide you wish to buy it after doing so.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon, vicious cycle
2K Marin staff working on second major project